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Nationwide Open House & Public Awareness Campaign Author: 2010 WRAR President - Mary Martin Mar 05

Please join your Association and the thousands of REALTORS® and other associations around the country by participating in the first annual…

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This is an incredible opportunity for consumers to shop for a new home while:
 
   o   Interest rates & home prices are still low
   o   There are lots of attainable home choices
   o   Expanded Homebuyer Tax Credit is still available until April 30th

We are asking that you and your offices join this effort to reach out to consumers by holding as many Open Houses as possible on Saturday and Sunday, April 10th & 11th.  
 
Please encourage your buyers to visit and your sellers to participate. Your MLS recommends posting these Open Houses to show up on THEwilmingtonMLS.com’s Open House page. To watch a quick video tutorial on how to do this in Rapattoni, please Click Here.
 
The REALTOR® Store at your Association office will also be offering some special discounts on items you might need for these Open Houses.
 
To view these items as well as other valuable resources, key messages and tools to help you  prepare for this weekend, please go to: www.wrar.com/nationwideopenhouse

Local Public Awareness TV Campaign
 
Earlier this week, your Association launched its first pair of TV segments on Time Warner Cable’s Cape Fear NOW (channel 18) and Carolina Homes On Demand (channel 1115 for certain subscribers).
 
These segments called “Get Your Tax Credit” and “Why Rent? Just Buy!” are designed to educate consumers about the local housing market, the homebuyer tax credit, why now is the time to buy and to contact a REALTOR®.
 
This campaign kicked-off last month with two commercials that also promote REALTORS® and the extended tax credit. They are currently airing on HGTV, Food Network, Lifetime, LMN, News 14 Carolina, Oxygen, & TLC.
 
We ask that you help us track the effectiveness of these campaign efforts. Please ask your clients if they’ve seen any of these TV segments or commercials and whether or not they impacted their decision to use a REALTOR® and/or buy or sell their home. Please send these comments and any other feedback to comm@wrar.com. 
 
Thank you in advance for your enthusiasm and participation in the Open House Weekend and I look forward to great results from our Awareness Campaign.

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Membership Changes: January 9th to February 11th Author: Broker Breeze Feb 12

ALLIED MEMBERS
Shirley Strangstalien, First South Bank 

DESIGNATED REALTORS®
John Arntsen, JWA Properties, LLC
Janiel Blackman, J Blackman Real Estate
Robert High, Robert High Properties, LLC
David Loy, David G. Loy
Kenneth Richmond, Richmond Realty & Investments
Nancy Trout, Century 21 Sweyer & Associates
Charles Ward, Shoreline Realty

NEW OFFICE
David G. Loy
J Blackman Real Estate
JWA Properties, LLC
Richmond Realty & Investments (Secondary)
Robert High Properties, LLC
Shoreline Realty

NEW REALTOR® MEMBERS
Jason Bell, Harley & Associates Commercial
Georgianne Bolinger, Prudential Laney Real Estate
Paula Campbell, Century 21 Sweyer & Associates
Steven Campbell, BlueCoast Realty Corp.
Carol Ellington, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty
Alice Ervin, (Secondary), Intracoastal Realty Corp.
Dustin Faithful, Century 21 Sweyer & Associates
John Femia, Wilkinson & Associates
Misty Ganey, Azalea Realty, Inc.
Steven Graham, Century 21 Sweyer & Associates
Robert High, Robert High Properties, LLC
Miriam Hunt, Coastwalk Real Estate, LLC
Nicholas Jupena, Wilkinson & Associates
Eddie Lewis Jr, Braxton Realty, LLC
Chelsea McNeil, Prudential Laney Real Estate
Harriet McNeill, Network Real Estate
Matthew Ovaitt, Century 21 Sweyer & Associates
Jessica Pirone, EXIT Coastal Connection Realty
Joanne Smith, Wrightsville Realty Group, Inc.
Terrant Smith, Barfield & Associates
Mary Stephenson, Intracoastal Realty Corp.

REINSTATEMENTS
Morris Atkins Jr, Atkins Appraisal Services
John Craig, Craig and Associates
Tambra Jackson, Realty World Carolina Shores
Brian Lewis, Autumn Hall Realty, LLC
David Motte, Wrightsville Sands Realty, Inc.
Karen Patrick, Prudential Laney Real Estate
Edward Paula, Intracoastal Realty Corp.
Tom Roper, Southeastern Real Estate Co, Inc.
Theresa S. Smith, Wilkinson & Associates

RESIGNATIONS
Rebecca Anderson, Korman & Associates
Judith Beha, Brookside Realty Group
Doris Canady, Intracoastal Realty Corp.
Kristopher Caudle, Intracoastal Realty-Rentals
Jeffrey Chase, RE/MAX Coastal Properties
Becky Filer, Century 21 Sweyer & Associates
Nancy Freiburger, Prudential Laney Real Estate
Cynthia Jacobs, Port City Properties, Inc.
Kathy Kibler, Century 21 Sweyer & Associates
Ronald Mikesh, Parker Realty Group, LLC
Holly Ogle, Ogle Sales & Marketing
Tina Pike, Network Real Estate
Thomas Shoaf, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty
Joan Sibbald, Premier Homes and Properties
Walter Smith, Coastal Community Specialist, LLC
Melissa Snowden, Investments By The Sea, Inc.
Susan Wiliams Prudential Laney Real Estate

TRANSFERS
Howard Bailey, Keller Williams Realty
Roger Boggs, Prudential Laney Real Estate
Robert Cunningham, Wilkinson & Associates
Jackie Dae, Prudential Laney Real Estate
Janice Devos, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty
Dana Gore, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty
Danielle Houfek, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty
Rene Hunter, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty
Thomas Inksetter, Wilkinson & Associates
Cynthia Jones, Wilkinson & Associates
Thomas Plaskett, Commercial Realty
Meredith Rouse, Intracoastal Realty Corp.
Lisa Sledzik, Century 21 Sweyer & Associates
Peggy Stone, Wilkinson & Associates
Charles Turner, SeaShore Realty Group
Gene Wallin, Southeastern Real Estate Co, Inc.
Susan Walker, Prudential Laney Real Estate
Bettielou Weddle, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty

TERMINATIONS (For Nonpayment of Fees) 2/1/10
Sean Layton, Prudential Laney Real Estate
Tom Roper, Southeastern Real Estate Co, Inc.

TERMINATIONS (For Failure to Resign or Transfer After 30 day Drop)
Thomas Prince, Wilkinson & Associates

*NONE for: COOPERATING KEY & DECEASED

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NEW! Certified Lead Renovator Training Course Author: Broker Breeze Feb 05

New Lead-Based Paint Renovation Rules Begin APRIL 2010!
Sponsored by the Property Management Division of the NC Association of REALTORS®

On April 22, 2010, EPA and North Carolina will require contractors to be trained and certified as renovators, if they disturb paint in the homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978.  Contractors will also be required to train their workers to follow lead-safe work practices to reduce potential lead exposure to protect children. This one-day class taught by a North Carolina trainer with the National Center for Healthy Housing satisfies the training requirement to achieve compliance with North Carolina, EPA and HUD rules. For more information on the new renovation, repair and painting rules go to: www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm

Date:  Wednesday, February 17th

Location:  Coastline Convention Center, 501 Nutt Street, Wilmington, NC

To register for this class, please Click Here to print and complete the registration form. Then mail it with your payment to NCAR, 4511 Weybridge Lane, Greensboro, NC  27407. There will be NO on-site registration for this program. Cut-off date for registration is February 10th.  Do not delay and register today!

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Updated MLS Policies & Digital Watermarking Author: 2010 MLS President - Karen Parkin Jan 28

Your MLS will soon be adding a digital watermark to all photos. Per the MLS Rules and Regulations, MLS Vendors will have 72 hours to update all listing data so that this watermark is displayed on all photos shown on all of their websites.MLS Photo Watermark Sample
 
The digital watermark is the translucent, Registered ®
trademark of the MLS as shown in the example on the right.
It is digitally laid on top of every photo in the bottom right
corner which is the most standard way to protect a copyright.
 
The main reasons your MLS will be implementing this digital watermark is to reduce incurred legal fees and to protect your listing data and copyright.
 
The MLS Board of Directors approved the following updates to the MLS Rules:  
 
MLS Rule 5.1 Form of Indicating Compensation: Additional Compensation disclosure as required by NCREC Rule A.0109 where cooperating broker’s additional compensation is more than “nominal” shall be placed in the Additional Compensation field.
 
Added the following wording for clarification to MLS Rule Section 1.2 Detail on Listings Filed With The Service: A property data form, when entered into the Service computer by the listing broker, shall be complete in every detail which is ascertainable as specified on the property data form.
 
Participants/REALTOR® Subscribers who do not complete every detail, which is ascertainable, are subject to fines as specified in Exhibit 2 attached to these Rules. Further, no agent or company information such as phone numbers, hyperlinks to websites, Talking Ads, email addresses, etc., or offers of compensation of any type shall be placed in fields where the public might see them such as the “Remarks” or “Direction” fields. The proper location for this type of information is “Non Public Remarks” or “Additional Compensation” as specified in Section 5.1.
 
Added clarifying language to MLS Rule Section 2.5 Reporting “Pending” And Sold Sales to The Service: (NOTE: Once the contingency is removed under (a) [buyer's house is not under contract], (b) [Alternative 2], or (c) [subject to Short Sale] above, the status must be changed to Pending.) When the NOTE is read in conjunction with the entire MLS Rule, this change makes it clear that once a seller has accepted a contract with a short sale addendum attached, the property status = Active-Contingent; then, when the Lienholder notifies the Seller of the approval of the short sale, the property status=Pending.
 
Thank you for your time and attention to this important information!

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